John David-Booty threw for 394 yards and four touchdowns, two of them to his primary target Dwayne Jarrett, and the USC Trojans used a 16-point third quarter to defeat the Michigan Wolverines 32-18 Monday night to claim their third bowl victory, two of them National Championships, in four years.
The game started out slow with the score being tied 3-3 at halftime. However, things heated up quickly in the second half, with David-Booty coming out slinging. Each of David-Booty's four touchdown tosses came in the second half, two in the third quarter, two in the fourth. Jarrett had 11 catches and 206 yards to go along with his duo of touchdown grabs, and fellow receiver Steve Smith snared seven balls for 108 yards and a score. Chris McFoy also had a touchdown catch.
Michigan tried to rally in the fourth quarter, opening up with a touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Adrian Arrington, making it a 19-10 game. However, David-Booty answered with two touchdown throws of his own, one to Jarrett and one to Smith, giving the Trojans a 32-10 advantage. Henne threw one more touchdown to Steve Breaston with 1:09 to go, but it was too little too late. Despite a great performance from Henne, who threw for 311 yards and two scores, David-Booty and the USC defense were too much for the favored Wolverines to handle.
It was a disappointing end to a fairly disappointing season for Michigan who had National Title hopes nearly all year long. However, it was a bitter ending for Lloyd Carr and company, as they were dominated in every facet of the game in the final 30 minutes by a hungry USC team.
OTHER BOWL SCORES FROM MONDAY:
Outback Bowl
Penn State 20 Tennessee 10
Cotton Bowl
Auburn 17 Nebraska 14
Gator Bowl
West Viriginia 38 Georgia Tech 35
Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin 17 Arkansas 14
Fiesta Bowl
Boise State 43 Oklahoma 42 OT
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